Discussion on occultation of Imam Mahdi(a.s)

Our discourse on the occultation of Master of the Age pursues two paths:

One is that we say: Since it is proved that there must be an Imam in every age, and it is not possible that the people, being fallible, at any given time be without a chief, and that the chief must be ascertained to be…

The second mode of our argument is thus: The inquiry of occultation of the son of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) is secondary to proving his Imamate. Our adversary either submits to us in the question of his Imamate and…

Another group claims the Imamate of one whose infallibility is not certain is an assertion invalidated by our proofs with regard to the necessity of certainty about infallibility of the Imam. Observation testifies…

Thus, both paths depend on invalidation of beliefs of these groups in order that purpose is established. Likewise, the three principles – necessity of an Imam, necessity of certainty of his infallibility, and that truth…